# 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 15 to 22 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Brasília's Mané Garrincha, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova. The group consisted of host nation and defending champions Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | November 2012 | June 2013 |
| A1 | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Host | 30 October 2007 | 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 | 2009 | Champions (1997, 2005, 2009) | | |
| A2 | Italy | UEFA | UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up | 28 June 2012 | N/A | 2009 | Group stage (2009) | | |
| A3 | Mexico | CONCACAF | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 25 June 2011 | 1999 | 2005 | Champions (1999) | | |
| A4 | Japan | AFC | 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners | 29 January 2011 | 2001 | 2005 | Runners-up (2001) | | |

### Notes

* ↑ The rankings of November 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* ↑ Due to Spain qualifying as 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 winners.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | |
In the semi-finals:
* The winners of Group A, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Uruguay.
* The runners-up of Group A, Italy, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Spain.

## Matches
### Brazil vs Japan

| Brazil | Japan |
| GK | 12 | Júlio César |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves |
| CB | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| CB | 4 | David Luiz |
| LB | 6 | Marcelo |
| DM | 17 | Luiz Gustavo |
| CM | 18 | Paulinho |
| AM | 11 | Oscar |
| RW | 19 | Hulk | 75' |
| LW | 10 | Neymar | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Fred | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Lucas Moura | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Hernanes | 75' |
| FW | 21 | Jô | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
| GK | 1 | Eiji Kawashima |
| RB | 6 | Atsuto Uchida |
| CB | 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| CB | 15 | Yasuyuki Konno |
| LB | 5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
| CM | 17 | Makoto Hasebe (c) | 45+1' |
| CM | 7 | Yasuhito Endō | | 78' |
| RW | 8 | Hiroshi Kiyotake | | 51' |
| AM | 4 | Keisuke Honda | | 88' |
| LW | 10 | Shinji Kagawa |
| CF | 9 | Shinji Okazaki |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Ryoichi Maeda | | 51' |
| MF | 13 | Hajime Hosogai | | 78' |
| MF | 19 | Takashi Inui | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Alberto Zaccheroni ||
* Man of the Match:
* Neymar (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
* José Trigo (Portugal)
* Fourth official:
* Felix Brych (Germany)
* Fifth official:
* Mark Borsch (Germany)

### Mexico vs Italy

| Mexico | Italy |
| GK | 12 | José de Jesús Corona |
| RB | 22 | Gerardo Flores |
| CB | 2 | Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c) |
| CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno | 47' |
| LB | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| CM | 17 | Jesús Zavala | | 86' |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado |
| RW | 11 | Javier Aquino | | 53' |
| AM | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | 58' |
| LW | 18 | Andrés Guardado |
| CF | 14 | Javier Hernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Hiram Mier | | 53' |
| FW | 19 | Raúl Jiménez | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| José Manuel de la Torre ||
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (c) |
| RB | 20 | Ignazio Abate |
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli | 34' |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| LB | 5 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| RM | 16 | Daniele De Rossi | 81' |
| CM | 21 | Andrea Pirlo |
| LM | 18 | Riccardo Montolivo |
| AM | 8 | Claudio Marchisio | | 68' |
| AM | 22 | Emanuele Giaccherini | | 88' |
| CF | 9 | Mario Balotelli | 79' | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Alessio Cerci | | 68' |
| FW | 11 | Alberto Gilardino | | 86' |
| MF | 7 | Alberto Aquilani | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Prandelli ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrea Pirlo (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Astroza (Chile)
* Sergio Román (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
* Fifth official:
* Redouane Achik (Morocco)

### Brazil vs Mexico

| Brazil | Mexico |
| GK | 12 | Júlio César |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves | 76' |
| CB | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) | 44' |
| CB | 4 | David Luiz |
| LB | 6 | Marcelo |
| DM | 17 | Luiz Gustavo |
| CM | 18 | Paulinho |
| CM | 11 | Oscar | | 62' |
| RW | 19 | Hulk | | 78' |
| LW | 10 | Neymar |
| CF | 9 | Fred | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Hernanes | | 62' |
| MF | 7 | Lucas Moura | | 78' |
| FW | 21 | Jô | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
| GK | 12 | José de Jesús Corona |
| RB | 21 | Hiram Mier |
| CB | 2 | Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c) | 90' |
| CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| LB | 20 | Jorge Torres Nilo | | 70' |
| CM | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | | 88' |
| RW | 22 | Gerardo Flores | | 58' |
| AM | 10 | Giovani dos Santos |
| LW | 18 | Andrés Guardado | 21' |
| CF | 14 | Javier Hernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Héctor Herrera | 89' | 58' |
| MF | 7 | Pablo Barrera | | 70' |
| FW | 19 | Raúl Jiménez | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| José Manuel de la Torre ||
* Man of the Match:
* Neymar (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Michael Mullarkey (England)
* Darren Cann (England)
* Fourth official:
* Enrique Osses (Chile)
* Fifth official:
* Carlos Astroza (Chile)

### Italy vs Japan

| Italy | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (c) | 20' |
| RB | 2 | Christian Maggio | | 59' |
| CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| LB | 5 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| DM | 21 | Andrea Pirlo |
| RM | 18 | Riccardo Montolivo |
| LM | 16 | Daniele De Rossi | 36' |
| AM | 7 | Alberto Aquilani | | 30' |
| AM | 22 | Emanuele Giaccherini | | 68' |
| CF | 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Sebastian Giovinco | | 30' |
| DF | 20 | Ignazio Abate | | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Claudio Marchisio | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Prandelli ||
| GK | 1 | Eiji Kawashima |
| RB | 6 | Atsuto Uchida | | 73' |
| CB | 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| CB | 15 | Yasuyuki Konno | 90' |
| LB | 5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
| CM | 17 | Makoto Hasebe (c) | 52' | 90+2' |
| CM | 7 | Yasuhito Endō |
| RW | 9 | Shinji Okazaki |
| AM | 4 | Keisuke Honda |
| LW | 10 | Shinji Kagawa |
| CF | 18 | Ryoichi Maeda | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Hiroki Sakai | | 73' |
| FW | 11 | Mike Havenaar | | 79' |
| MF | 14 | Kengo Nakamura | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Alberto Zaccheroni ||
* Man of the Match:
* Shinji Kagawa (Japan)
* Assistant referees:
* Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
* Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
* Fifth official:
* William Torres (El Salvador)

### Italy vs Brazil

| Italy | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (c) |
| RB | 20 | Ignazio Abate | | 30' |
| CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| LB | 5 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| CM | 18 | Riccardo Montolivo | | 26' |
| CM | 7 | Alberto Aquilani |
| RW | 6 | Antonio Candreva |
| AM | 8 | Claudio Marchisio | 40' |
| LW | 23 | Alessandro Diamanti | | 72' |
| CF | 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Emanuele Giaccherini | | 26' |
| DF | 2 | Christian Maggio | | 30' |
| FW | 14 | Stephan El Shaarawy | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Prandelli ||
| GK | 12 | Júlio César |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves |
| CB | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| CB | 4 | David Luiz | 8' | 33' |
| LB | 6 | Marcelo |
| CM | 8 | Hernanes |
| CM | 17 | Luiz Gustavo | 44' |
| RW | 19 | Hulk | | 76' |
| AM | 11 | Oscar |
| LW | 10 | Neymar | 28' | 69' |
| CF | 9 | Fred |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Dante | | 33' |
| MF | 20 | Bernard | | 69' |
| MF | 5 | Fernando | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
* Man of the Match:
* Neymar (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
* Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
* Fourth official:
* Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
* Fifth official:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)

### Japan vs Mexico

| Japan | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Eiji Kawashima |
| RB | 21 | Hiroki Sakai | 38' | 58' |
| CB | 16 | Yuzo Kurihara |
| CB | 15 | Yasuyuki Konno |
| LB | 5 | Yuto Nagatomo | | 77' |
| CM | 13 | Hajime Hosogai |
| CM | 7 | Yasuhito Endō (c) |
| RW | 9 | Shinji Okazaki |
| AM | 4 | Keisuke Honda |
| LW | 10 | Shinji Kagawa |
| CF | 18 | Ryoichi Maeda | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Atsuto Uchida | | 58' |
| DF | 22 | Maya Yoshida | | 65' |
| MF | 14 | Kengo Nakamura | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Alberto Zaccheroni ||
| GK | 1 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| RB | 21 | Hiram Mier |
| CB | 4 | Diego Reyes |
| CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| LB | 20 | Jorge Torres Nilo |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado (c) |
| CM | 17 | Jesús Zavala |
| RW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | 78' |
| LW | 18 | Andrés Guardado | 71' |
| CF | 19 | Raúl Jiménez | 90' |
| CF | 14 | Javier Hernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido | 71' |
| MF | 7 | Pablo Barrera | 78' |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| José Manuel de la Torre ||
* Man of the Match:
* Javier Hernández (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Borsch (Germany)
* Stefan Lupp (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Howard Webb (England)
* Fifth official:
* Michael Mullarkey (England)